Mining
Solid mineral investors seek government intervention to curb illegal mining activities
Onome Amuge Investors and registered miners in solid minerals have expressed their displeasure over the emergence and continual disruptive activities…
Burkina Faso to produce a record 55 tonnes of gold in 2018, says mines minister
Oumarou Idini, Burkina Faso’s mines minister said he expects the country to produce a record 55 tonnes of gold in…
Copper mining firm in Zambia to lay off 4,700 workers
Glencore’s Zambian copper mining unit, Mopani Copper Mines, said Tuesday it would lay off nearly 5,000 workers due to persistent…
World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper in ‘last frontier’
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest miner, has opened an office and is seeking to add staff in Ecuador as…
Tanzania hands mining company $190 billion tax bill
Tanzania sent Acacia Mining Plc a tax bill equal to almost two centuries worth of the gold producer’s revenue. The…
Opposition mounts against Indian firm’s take-over of Itakpe Iron Ore Mining Company
Opposition is mounting against Indian firm, Global Infrastructure Holding Ltd. (GIHL) bid takeover of the National Iron Ore Mining Company…
